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Beaver Notes vs MiaoYan: catalog facts
Beaver Notes	MiaoYan
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence, supported by sponsors.	Free Free to download from the GitHub releases page.
macOS	macOS, iOS
Notes stay on your device with no account No telemetry or AI features	Native Swift app, not Electron Notes stay as plain Markdown files in your own folder
No built-in cloud sync; you arrange syncing yourself Mobile app still in beta	macOS only No WYSIWYG editing mode
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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